Podcasts about ghost city tours

Boston Common has the distinction of being the first Public Park in America after Puritan colonists bought the land in 1634. Though it's beautiful today, this park has a deeply dark history. It quickly became the grounds for Puritan punishments (think: whipping posts, stocks, and executions). Grab a warm cup as we explore the lives of women who were put to death here and whether or not they still haunt the grounds today.Tea of the Day: DM & Co. Kettle Corn Tea Theme Music by Brad FrankSources:The Freedom Trail, “Boston Common.” https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/trail-sites/boston-common#:~:text=Established%20in%201634%2C%20Boston%20Common,area%2C%20Anglican%20minister%20William%20Blackstone.New England Folklore, “Ghosts of the Great Elm and The Witching Elm.” By Peter Muise, May 03, 2015 https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2015/05/ghosts-of-great-elm-and-witching-elm.htmlNightly Spirits, “The Haunts of Boston Common in Boston.” June 2, 2020 https://nightlyspirits.com/the-haunts-of-boston-common-in-boston/Boston Hidden Gems, “Boston History: The Great Elm History.” Nov 14, 2022, https://www.bostonhiddengems.com/blog/the-great-elmCity of Boston, “Notes from the Archives: Mary Dyer executed #onthisday in 1660.” Published by Archives and Records Management, Last updated: June 1, 2017, https://www.boston.gov/news/notes-archives-mary-dyer-executed-onthisday-1660Quakers in the World, “Mary Dyer.” https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/15/Mary-DyerUMKC School of Law - Famous Trials, “The Life, Trials, and Execution of Mary Dyer: An Account.” by Douglas O. Linder  (2019) https://famous-trials.com/dyer/2489-the-life-trials-and-execution-of-mary-dyer-an-accountMichals, Debra.  "Anne Hutchinson."  National Women's History Museum.  Natonal Women's History Museum, 2015.  Site Accessed October 11, 2024, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/anne-hutchinsonGhost City Tours, “The Ghost of Mary Dyer: the story of one of Boston's most famous ghosts.” https://ghostcitytours.com/boston/ghost-stories/mary-dyer/Seven, John, “This Wealthy Woman Was Hanged as a Witch for Speaking Her Mind.” Published: October 24, 2018, History.com, https://www.history.com/news/witch-trial-execution-anne-hibbins-bostonBuck, Stephanie, “This woman was executed as a witch because she complained about her carpenters.” Medium, Nov 30, 2016, https://medium.com/timeline/ann-hibbins-witch-a92a9cff276dFind a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64261891/ann-hibbens: accessed October 15, 2024), memorial page for Ann Moore Hibbens (1605–19 Jun 1656), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64261891, citing Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).Poole, William F.; Winsor, Justin; and Royster, Paul (depositor), "[The Case of Ann Hibbins, Executed for Witchcraft at Boston in 1656]" (1656). Joshua Scottow Papers. 5, https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=scottowNew England Folklore, “Ann Hibbins, The Wealthy Witch of Boston.” April 07, 2019,  https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2019/04/ann-hibbins-wealthy-witch-of-boston.html“Ghosts of the Boston Common: The Central Burial Ground and Its Residents,” by Michela Rahaim, April 15, 2022, Very Local, https://www.verylocal.com/ghosts-of-boston-common/21623/City of Boston, “Central Burying Ground.” Last updated: 7/13/16, https://www.boston.gov/cemeteries/central-burying-groundChand, Rakashi, “Rachel Wall's Confession, the words of a Pirate?” The Beehive (Massachusetts Historical Society Blog) Updated September 19, 2018, https://www.masshist.org/beehiveblog/2018/09/rachel-walls-confession-the-words-of-a-pirate/Berkley, Amy, “Pirate in a Petticoat: The Legend of Rachel Wall By Amy Berkley.” History of Boston and Beyond,  April 8, 2017, https://robertallisonhistory.wordpress.com/2017/04/08/pirate-in-a-petticoat-the-legend-of-rachel-wall-by-amy-berkley/Anne Bonny Pirate, “Rachel Wall Biography.” https://www.annebonnypirate.com/famous-female-pirates/rachel-wall/Laskey, Mark, “The Infernal Hole and the Unsettled Dead: The Cursed Project to Build America's First Subway System.” Cvlture, PublishedMay 27, 2015, https://cvltnation.com/the-infernal-hole-and-the-unsettled-dead-the-cursed-project-to-build-americas-first-subway-system/Ghost City Tours, “The Ghosts of the Boston Common.” https://ghostcitytours.com/boston/haunted-places/boston-common/Belfast Entries, “The Irish Widow Hanged as a Witch in Boston.” Published by P&P, January 16th, 2024, https://www.belfastentries.com/people/ann-glover/Ghost and Gravestones, “Most Infamous Ghosts of Boston.” https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/boston/most-infamous-ghostsBurns, Heather, “Have a 'scary' good time on Boston Common.” Tewksbury Town Crier, Oct 28, 2023, https://homenewshere.com/tewksbury_town_crier/news/article_0d5c0418-7461-11ee-bf3e-e7f4ad09beb3.html 

Hey Dashhounds, it's our favorite month for creepy tales at Strange Country! October brings warmish temperatures at night, hot sunny days, hurricanes with power that you have never seen before, and the uncomfortable feeling of politics gone wrong--rarely landing with a woman in charge. Today Beth and Kelly bring you the story of the Night of Terror. Enjoy! Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands. Cite your sources, dude: Deuel, Nathan. “Book Prize winner Stephanie Jones-Rogers on women slave owners.” Los Angeles Times, 17 April 2020, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-04-17/female-slave-owners-independent-brutal-stephanie-jones-rogers. Accessed 22 July 2024. Jones Rogers, Stephanie. They Were Her Property. https://archive.org/details/they-were-her-property-white-women-as-slave-owners-in-the-american-south-pdfdrive/page/205/mode/2up. Kell, Gretchen. “Unmasked: Many white women were Southern slave owners, too.” Berkeley News, 25 October 2019, https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/10/25/white-women-slaveholders-q-a/. Accessed 22 July 2024. “Madame LaLaurie | The story of Delphine LaLaurie, of New Orleans.” Ghost City Tours, https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/lalaurie-mansion/madame-lalaurie/. Accessed 22 July 2024.

Things are changing in ‘Merica, we can feel it. Join Beth and Kelly today as we tell the tale of white women in the south who played a very major role in the trading of enslaved people during the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a story that has only recently been uncovered and exposed thanks to the research work of Stephanie Jones-Rogers and her book They Were Her Property. Now after years of historians painting pictures of the delicate flowers known as white Southern Belles married to men who owned enslaved people, do we learn that the women—these wives—were some of the worst, most evil and violent part of the entire slave economy. And maybe this explains why we have women today supporting the most racist and misogynist former president we have ever seen. Because old habits die hard. Thank you for listening; it's an act of love. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands. Cite your sources, dude: Deuel, Nathan. “Book Prize winner Stephanie Jones-Rogers on women slave owners.” Los Angeles Times, 17 April 2020, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-04-17/female-slave-owners-independent-brutal-stephanie-jones-rogers. Accessed 22 July 2024. Jones Rogers, Stephanie. They Were Her Property. https://archive.org/details/they-were-her-property-white-women-as-slave-owners-in-the-american-south-pdfdrive/page/205/mode/2up. Kell, Gretchen. “Unmasked: Many white women were Southern slave owners, too.” Berkeley News, 25 October 2019, https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/10/25/white-women-slaveholders-q-a/. Accessed 22 July 2024. “Madame LaLaurie | The story of Delphine LaLaurie, of New Orleans.” Ghost City Tours, https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/lalaurie-mansion/madame-lalaurie/. Accessed 22 July 2024.

Send us a Text Message.This week on History Fix, I have a chat with New Orleans tour guide Tanya de Fazen to uncover the true story of the infamous "Queen of Voodoo" Marie Laveau. Get a look inside the culturally colorful and unique history that has made New Orleans a one of a kind city. Learn why Marie Laveau is closer to a saint than a witch and how her story got so twisted.  Connect with Tanya:Tanya's FacebookTanya's Haunted Pub CrawlTanya's Wicked Women TourSources: Encyclopedia Britannica "Marie Laveau"Ghost City Tours "Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans"JSTOR "The Free People of Color of Pre-Civil War New Orleans"History.com "New Orleans"National Park Service "American Indians in Louisiana"The Historic New Orleans Collection "How did Louisiana become Spanish?"Stuff You Missed in History Class "How Marie Laveau Worked"Support the show! Buy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaine

In honor of Halloween, today's show is all about two of my favorite cities, witches, hauntings, druids and more.  My guests today are Lauren Tarantino and Russell Nash. Lauren's family can directly trace its roots in the city of New Orleans back for 300 years, she's also currently earning a masters in New Orleans history and is a ghost tour guide in the city. And Russell, who is a Londoner through and through, is one of the top guides in the city and uses his background in theater to make it all come to life.  We talk about everything from the pirates of New Orleans and the executions of London to the more everyday things like the cuisine and how best to experience these two world class cities.  Learn more at www.luxtravelinsider.com   Connect with me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn  

In honor of Halloween, today's show is all about ghosts and the paranormal!  My guest is Tim Nealon, Founder and CEO of Ghost City Tours, the largest ghost tour company in the world. In addition to entertaining hundreds of thousands of visitors on his ghost tours, Tim is an expert ghost hunter, cryptozoologist, software designer, and reptile conservationist.  We talk about everything from theories on ghosts, to the Loch Ness monster, to why ghost tours are amazing experiences even for non-believers.      Learn more at www.luxtravelinsider.com   Connect with me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn

Hurricanes are devastating enough when just looking at the damage done to the land, but when you take a look into the mental toll that it can cause on those that survive, the devastation continues to grow. For todays episode Sara goes into the difficult case of the murder of Addie Hall and the suicide of Zach Bowen, and how Hurricane Katrina played a part in it. CONTENT WARNING: Todays case involves suicide, domestic violence, necrophilia, and cannibalism. If you or someone you know needs help please contact: Suicide Prevention. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), TTY: 1-800-799 4889 Dating Abuse. Love is Respect. Phone: 1-866-331-9474, TTY: 1-866-331-8453, or Text LOVEIS TO 22522 Domestic Violence. National Domestic Violence Hotline. Phone: 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233), TTY: 1-800-787-3224 Resources: Kenney, N. (2021, January 26). The gruesome murder-suicide of the couple that peaked during Hurricane Katrina. Medium. Retrieved October 1, 2022, from https://nicolekenney.medium.com/the-gruesome-murder-suicide-of-the-couple-that-peaked-during-hurricane-katrina-6802cff46eb6 Published by TheScareChamber View all posts by TheScareChamber, TheScareChamber, P. by, TheScareChamber, & TheScareChamber, V. all posts by. (2021, December 16). Addie Hall, the queen of Hurricane Katrina. The Scare Chamber. Retrieved October 1, 2022, from https://www.thescarechamber.com/hurricane-katrina-royalty-zack-bowen-and-addie-hall/ The story of Zack and Addie: New orleans ghost story. Ghost City Tours. (n.d.). Retrieved October 1, 2022, from https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/zack-addie/ Times, J. W. T. N. Y. (2005, September 8). Archive. The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2022, from https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2005/09/08/national/09holdouts.2.ready.html Zach Bowen. Author Alicia Dean. (n.d.). Retrieved October 1, 2022, from https://aliciadean.com/tag/zach-bowen/

In this episode of "The Most Haunted City on Earth", Chris and Madison answer YOUR questions! We talk about the effects the moon has on your body, a Savannah-based serial killer giant by the name of Rene Asche Rondolier, and we look at a photo taken on a local tour that seems to have a demon face in the shadows! Continue to send us your questions and ask them in the comments on TikTok and we will answer them! TikTok: @thesavannahunderground Patreon: www.patreon.com/savannahunderground Photo credit of demon face in bushes goes to Ghost City Tours. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-taylor-timmons/support

Oh hello! On this episode Janey is going to talk about a French mystery and how Saturdays are for the girls, and Max is going to empower us all with the story of how the Pelican Girls pulled a full Lysistrata (and why you shouldn't mess with the Casket Girls.) Sign up for Buzzsprout and get a $20 Amazon gift card! Janey's Sources: "Mermaid Tales from Around the World" by Mary Pope OsborneMelusine infoMax's Sources "The Casket Girls," Ghost City Tours "The Casket Girls and Vampires of New Orleans," Randi Samuelson-Brown for Folklore Thursday "The mysterious 'casket girls' of New Orleans," Mary Hallberg "18th Century Mail Order Brides or Vampire Smugglers: The Story of the Casket Girls" by Melissa Bastek "My Granny was a Vampire-Smuggling Casket Girl: a (possibly) true story" by Michael DeMocker "Casquette girl" on Wikipedia Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

New Orleans for the longest time has been world renowned for the unique mystic and almost otherworldly feeling that the city brings. With that being said we couldn't help but to dive into the paranormal locations that fill this unique city. In this episode we dive deep into a hotel that was once a boarding school, an interesting legend about possible vampires in the city, a building that once held a very dark past that even made the townspeople gasp when they found out what had been going on within the walls and finally but not least one of the oldest cemeteries located in the city that houses more than 100,000 graves and is still an active burial site today. We talk about room 208 located in the Andrew Jackson Hotel, The Casket Girl Legend, and more in this episode! New Orleans is such a unique city and it's only fitting that the paranormal locations fit that bill too! Locations not mentioned in this episode but will likely be part of a part 2 episode later on in the year: Sultan's Palace, Mahogany Jazz Hall, St. Louis Cemetery, The Pharmacy Museum, Metairie Cemetery, Hotel Monteleone, Bourbon Orleans hotel, Bloody Mary's Voodoo Shop, The Morgue and Fort St. Charles. Stay tuned for more updates about a part 2 episode on our social media. Social media:Tik Tok:@hiddeninthepodca2Instagram: @hiddeninthepodcastTwitter:@hiddeninthesha6Tumblr: HiddenintheshadowspodcastEmail:hiddenintheshadowspodcast@gmail.comWebsite:hiddenintheshadowspodcast.comDigging our intro and outro music? The song is actually called Stacy Dahl and is by a really awesome band called Maudlin! Find more of their music on Spotify and Youtube and then also check out their Instagram for updates on the band and any upcoming shows. @_maudlin_ They actually came on our podcast for a guest episode so make sure to check that out as well!Episode Mentions:Ghost City Tours: Have you ever heard of Ghost City Tours? They investigate as well as write up articles on certain haunted locations! They were a huge source for the research on this episode! We highly recommend checking them out if you enjoy reading about the paranormal and locations! The article about the cross breaking in half in room 208 at the Andrew Jackson Hotel is also found on their website as well! Link: https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/andrew-jackson-hotel/ghost-hunt-andrew-jackson/Ethereal Sisters ParanormalAlso in our haunted update at the end of the episode we mention about Isaac tuning into a live paranormal investigation done with Ethereal Sisters Paranormal. Highly recommend checking out the social media for them as well as tuning into some of their live investigations. IG: @ethereal_sisters_paranormal See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New Orleans for the longest time has been world renowned for the unique mystic and almost otherworldly feeling that the city brings. With that being said we couldn't help but to dive into the paranormal locations that fill this unique city. In this episode we dive deep into a hotel that was once a boarding school, an interesting legend about possible vampires in the city, a building that once held a very dark past that even made the townspeople gasp when they found out what had been going on within the walls and finally but not least one of the oldest cemeteries located in the city that houses more than 100,000 graves and is still an active burial site today. We talk about room 208 located in the Andrew Jackson Hotel, The Casket Girl Legend, and more in this episode! New Orleans is such a unique city and it's only fitting that the paranormal locations fit that bill too! Locations not mentioned in this episode but will likely be part of a part 2 episode later on in the year: Sultan's Palace, Mahogany Jazz Hall, St. Louis Cemetery, The Pharmacy Museum, Metairie Cemetery, Hotel Monteleone, Bourbon Orleans hotel, Bloody Mary's Voodoo Shop, The Morgue and Fort St. Charles. Stay tuned for more updates about a part 2 episode on our social media. Social media:Tik Tok:@hiddeninthepodca2Instagram: @hiddeninthepodcastTwitter:@hiddeninthesha6Tumblr: HiddenintheshadowspodcastEmail:hiddenintheshadowspodcast@gmail.comWebsite:hiddenintheshadowspodcast.comDigging our intro and outro music? The song is actually called Stacy Dahl and is by a really awesome band called Maudlin! Find more of their music on Spotify and Youtube and then also check out their Instagram for updates on the band and any upcoming shows. @_maudlin_ They actually came on our podcast for a guest episode so make sure to check that out as well!Episode Mentions:Ghost City Tours: Have you ever heard of Ghost City Tours? They investigate as well as write up articles on certain haunted locations! They were a huge source for the research on this episode! We highly recommend checking them out if you enjoy reading about the paranormal and locations! The article about the cross breaking in half in room 208 at the Andrew Jackson Hotel is also found on their website as well! Link: https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/andrew-jackson-hotel/ghost-hunt-andrew-jackson/Ethereal Sisters ParanormalAlso in our haunted update at the end of the episode we mention about Isaac tuning into a live paranormal investigation done with Ethereal Sisters Paranormal. Highly recommend checking out the social media for them as well as tuning into some of their live investigations. IG: @ethereal_sisters_paranormal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Diving into some ghost stories and the reason why Room 305 is so important to Parrotheads. Ghost City Tours: ghostcitytours.com Anchor Voice Message: anchor.fm/thedeepcuts Patreon: www.patreon.com/patreonaville Twitter: @zombiebeach Instagram: aparrotheaddad Podcasts: The Audible Extacy Podcast and Nightlight Tales Podcast Poetry Blog: apoetryjourney.wordpress.com Playlist on YouTube Music and Apple Music: Song Lines and Tan Lines Books and Short Stories: Amazon US Amazon UK Barnes and Noble Apple --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedeepcuts/message

Lavinia Fisher has an impressive laundry list of titles from highwaywoman, serial killer ... and ghost? But, how many of those are actually true? HINT: You can/will hear about her on ghost tours in Charleston.Subscribe to One Nation Under Crime on iHeartRadio - https://ihr.fm/3LEyNPcSubscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/37YxI67Subscribe Everywhere else - https://bit.ly/3kBMWQZThis week the ONUC gals are in rare form while they discuss Leah's honeymoon in Charleston, the possible first female serial killer Lavinia Fisher, and the start of spooky season.Trigger Warning Level: LowVisit our website http://www.onenationundercrime.com for all of the ways to contact and follow us. We are on Twitter @onucpod, Instagram @onenationundercrime, and Facebook 'One Nation Under Crime'.Follow One Nation Under Crime on your favorite podcast platform and you will get the shows as soon as they come out!Remember, there isn't always liberty and justice for all.Sources: Charleston Terrors, Murder By Gaslight, Ghost City Tours, and SyFy WireFollow on Social Mediahttps://www.facebook.com/onenationundercrime/https://www.instagram.com/onenationundercrime/https://twitter.com/onucpodhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXqX_kIy8foR-hhnPi6RUmQhttps://www.patreon.com/join/onenationundercrime~~~~~~~~~~~Indie Drop-InAll content legally licensed from the original creator. Thank you to One Nation Under Crime for the great episode. You can find Indie Drop-In at https://indiedropin.comHelp Indie Drop-In support indie creators by buying us a coffee!https://buymeacoffee.com/indiedropinBrands can advertise on Indie Drop-In using Patreonhttps://patreon.com/indiedropinTwitter: https://twitter.com/indiedropinInstagram: https://instagram.com/indiedropinFacebook: https://facebook.com/indiedropinAny advertising found in this episode is inserted by Indie Drop-In and not endorsed by the Creator.If you would like to have your show featured go to http://indiedropin.com/creators~~~~~~~~~~~

Lavinia Fisher has an impressive laundry list of titles from highwaywoman, serial killer ... and ghost? But, how many of those are actually true? HINT: You can/will hear about her on ghost tours in Charleston.Subscribe to One Nation Under Crime on iHeartRadio - https://ihr.fm/3LEyNPcSubscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/37YxI67Subscribe Everywhere else - https://bit.ly/3kBMWQZThis week the ONUC gals are in rare form while they discuss Leah's honeymoon in Charleston, the possible first female serial killer Lavinia Fisher, and the start of spooky season.Trigger Warning Level: LowVisit our website http://www.onenationundercrime.com for all of the ways to contact and follow us. We are on Twitter @onucpod, Instagram @onenationundercrime, and Facebook 'One Nation Under Crime'.Follow One Nation Under Crime on your favorite podcast platform and you will get the shows as soon as they come out!Remember, there isn't always liberty and justice for all.Sources: Charleston Terrors, Murder By Gaslight, Ghost City Tours, and SyFy WireFollow on Social Mediahttps://www.facebook.com/onenationundercrime/https://www.instagram.com/onenationundercrime/https://twitter.com/onucpodhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXqX_kIy8foR-hhnPi6RUmQhttps://www.patreon.com/join/onenationundercrime~~~~~~~~~~~Indie Drop-InAll content legally licensed from the original creator. Thank you to One Nation Under Crime for the great episode. You can find Indie Drop-In at https://indiedropin.comHelp Indie Drop-In support indie creators by buying us a coffee!https://buymeacoffee.com/indiedropinBrands can advertise on Indie Drop-In using Patreonhttps://patreon.com/indiedropinTwitter: https://twitter.com/indiedropinInstagram: https://instagram.com/indiedropinFacebook: https://facebook.com/indiedropinAny advertising found in this episode is inserted by Indie Drop-In and not endorsed by the Creator.If you would like to have your show featured go to http://indiedropin.com/creators~~~~~~~~~~~

Was Lavinia the first female serial killer in the US, or just the head of a murdering gang of highwaymen?  I'll let y'all decide.In my recommendations I'm happily sharing all of Enocha Edenfield's social media accounts.  She's a journalist, historian, grave preservationist and now a tour guide.  She shares amazing stories about Savannah's history and has a knack for uncovering where the city's ghost stories truly come from.  TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@saltwavesspanishmoss Youtube-https://www.youtube.com/c/EnochaEdenfieldInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/eenieedenfield/Website-https://linktr.ee/EenieEdenfieldCitationsThe ghost of Lavinia Fisher, a Charleston ghost story. Nightly Spirits. (2020, April 7). Retrieved January 8, 2022, from https://nightlyspirits.com/a-charleston-ghost-story-the-ghost-of-lavinia-fisher/ Lavania Fisher: The story of Charleston's infamous Serial Killer. Ghost City Tours. (n.d.). Retrieved January 8, 2022, from https://ghostcitytours.com/charleston/lavinia-fisher/ Oleander poisoning. Mount Sinai Health System. (n.d.). Retrieved January 8, 2022, from https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/poison/oleander-poisoning Wikimedia Foundation. (2021, November 28). Lavinia Fisher. Wikipedia. Retrieved January 7, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavinia_Fisher Wiser-Alexander, K. (2021, November). Lavinia Fisher. Legends of america. Retrieved January 7, 2022, from https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sc-laviniafisher/ 

Join us on Wright Square located the in Haunted Historic Downtown Savannah, GA for two ghost stories especially picked just for y'all. CitationsThe ghost of Alice Riley: The ghost story of Alice Riley. Ghost City Tours. (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2021, from https://ghostcitytours.com/savannah/ghost-stories/alice-riley/. Harris, M. (2014, October 31). Murder & Lies: The ghost of Savannah's Wright Square. Savannah Morning News. Retrieved October 24, 2021, from https://www.savannahnow.com/article/20141030/NEWS/310309723. Wright Square has two of the most impressive monuments in all of Downtow. Savannah, GA | Savannah.com. (2020, October 6). Retrieved October 24, 2021, from https://www.savannah.com/wright-square/. 

What are ghosts? Can they be dangerous? Get the answers to these questions and more as we explore some of America's most haunted cities with Christy Lyn Yearta from Ghost City Tours on an all-new Pop Culture Tonight!

Lavinia Fisher has an impressive laundry list of titles from highwaywoman, serial killer ... and ghost? But, how many of those are actually true? HINT: You can/will hear about her on ghost tours in Charleston.This week the ONUC gals are in rare form while they discuss Leah's honeymoon in Charleston, the possible first female serial killer Lavinia Fisher, and the start of spooky season.   Trigger Warning Level: LowVisit our website www.onenationundercrime.com for all of the ways to contact and follow us. We are on Twitter @onucpod, Instagram @onenationundercrime, and Facebook 'One Nation Under Crime'.Follow One Nation Under Crime on your favorite podcast platform and you will get the shows as soon as they come out!Remember, there isn't always liberty and justice for all.Sources: Charleston Terrors, Murder By Gaslight, Ghost City Tours, and SyFy WireSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/onenationundercrime)

New Orleans has been known for its vampires for centuries...but how did these creatures of the night arrive in the New World? Did the Casket Girls bring them in the coffins they carried or were the Casket Girls simply casualties of history? Women, like many before them, who did not fit the mold of society, and therefore transformed into bloodthirsty nocturnal monsters? Tune in and find out! Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com  Like The Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors  Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes Visit the website: https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com    SOURCES: Boomer, Lee. n.d. “The Casket Girls.” Women & the American Story (blog). Accessed August 16, 2021. https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/casket-girls/.     “Casquette Girl.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casquette_girl&oldid=1034753996.     Hallberg, Mary. 2019. “The Mysterious ‘Casket Girls' of New Orleans.” Mary Hallberg. May 24, 2019. https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/2019/05/24/the-mysterious-casket-girls-of-new-orleans.     “History of The Casket Girls in New Orleans.” 2018. GoNOLA.Com. October 16, 2018. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans. “———.” n.d. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans.     “NOLA History: The Old Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter.” 2011. GoNOLA.Com. March 30, 2011. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/nola-history-the-old-ursuline-convent-in-the-french-quarter.     “Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Ursuline_Convent,_New_Orleans&oldid=1031517718.     “Sign In to Get Started | ID.Spectrum.Net.” n.d. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://id.spectrum.net/login?account_type=RESIDENTIAL&client_id=consumer_portal&code_challenge=-d2G9EUidCmY7CUW-4Mz5adb4CZizh7JX4LMobleY_0&code_challenge_method=S256&exVisitID=18e164dd-4136-4cff-a854-f3cbf97f17c3&nonce=424488954598460711395443678185&redirect_uri=https:%2F%2Fwww.spectrum.net%2Fsign-in-redirect&state=eyJ0YXJnZXRVcmwiOiIvYmlsbGluZy1hbmQtdHJhbnNhY3Rpb25zL3N0YXRlbWVudHMiLCJ4c3JmIjoiYmpSRVUyWnFVRVZ2WTJkRmNHbERkamRTZFhkdVRHRkZPVjl3ZVZSLVdGTkRRa1ItUmxWNU0ySk9UQSIsImlzRGxhIjpmYWxzZX0.     “The Casket Girls and Vampires of New Orleans.” 2020. #FolkloreThursday (blog). October 29, 2020. https://folklorethursday.com/urban-folklore/the-casket-girls-and-vampires-of-new-orleans/.     “The Truth About the Casket Girls in New Orleans.” n.d. Ghost City Tours. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/truth-casket-girls/.     “The Ursuline Convent.” 2016. October 12, 2016. http://www.royaltoursneworleans.com/the-ursuline-convent.     “Ursuline Convent, New Orleans, Extenstive Historical Content.” n.d. Accessed August 17, 2021. http://www.storyvilledistrictnola.com/ursulines.html.

Part two in our six part hurricane series.  The Gray Man of Pawley's Island, SC.  Happy Independence Day, while we're at it!Youtube video of the Gray Man's appearance ahead of Florence https://youtu.be/Nl7oZEuYb8Mcitations-The Haunted Battlefields of Savannah, Georgia. Ghost City Tours. (n.d.). https://ghostcitytours.com/savannah/haunted-places/bloody-battlefields/. Overdeep , M., & Overdeep, M. (2018, September 13). WATCH: "The Gray Man," South Carolina Ghost Said to Warn Locals Before Hurricanes. Southern Living. https://www.southernliving.com/news/the-gray-man-hurricane-florence-pawleys-island. Renaud, T. (2019, October 21). The Legend of the Pawleys Island Gray Man. WCBD News 2. https://www.counton2.com/haunted-history/the-legend-of-the-pawleys-island-gray-man/. Travel, G. T. and. (n.d.). The Jasper Monument in Madison Square: Statues in Savannah, Georgia. Gallivanter Tours. https://gallivantertours.com/savannah/statues-monuments/sgt-jasper-monument/. Unsolved Mysteries Halloween Special. (n.d.). episode. Wikimedia Foundation. (2020, December 28). Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawleys_Island,_South_Carolina. Wikimedia Foundation. (2021, April 27). Siege of Savannah. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Savannah. Wikimedia Foundation. (2021, March 3). The Gray Man (ghost). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gray_Man_(ghost). Wilson, Z. (2013, September 29). A walk back through the history of Pawleys Island. Myrtle Beach Online. 

Before the Pulse Massacre in 2016, the UpStairs Lounge Arson Attack was deadliest  known assault on a gay club in US history.  Not only was this a horrific event, killing 32 individuals, the apathy and lack of response by the local community illustrates how far queer liberation has brought us and how much further we need to go.   Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com  Like The Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors  Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes Visit the website: https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com    SOURCES:   32 People Died In The UpStairs Lounge Fire In 1973. Why Was It Forgotten? (n.d.). Retrieved June 20, 2021, from https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/05/06/upstairs-lounge-fire     A Horrific Haunting in New Orleans' LGBTQ Community: The Upstairs Lounge Arson Fire – Queer Paranormal. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2021, from https://moonspenders.com/2018/11/26/a-horrific-haunting-in-new-orleans-lgbtq-community-the-upstairs-lounge-arson-fire/     Dier, C. (2015, June 24). The Upstairs Lounge Fire: The Largest Massacre of Gay People in U.S. History. Chris Dier. https://chrisdier.com/2015/06/24/the-upstairs-lounge-fire-the-largest-massacre-of-gays-in-u-s-history/ Downs, J. (2018, June 22). New Evidence Shows That During the 1973 UpStairs Lounge Arson, Gays Had to Take Rescue Efforts Into Their Own Hands. Slate Magazine. https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/06/upstairs-lounge-arson-evidence-shows-gay-rescue-efforts-amid-official-indifference.html     Duplechien. (2016, September 20). Haunted Nation: Jimani Lounge - New Orleans, LA (A Hate Crime for the Ages). Haunted Nation. https://hauntednation.blogspot.com/2016/09/jimani-lounge-new-orleans-la-hate-crime.html     Paper Monuments, Perez, F., Lerman, L., & Artist. (n.d.). Arson Attack on the UpStairs Lounge. New Orleans Historical. Retrieved June 20, 2021, from https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/1431?tour=91&index=37     Prejudice & Pride: Revisiting the tragic fire that killed 32 in a New Orleans gay bar—YouTube. (2018, June 28). ABC News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPWrK9Pu7Gk     says, L. C. (2018, June 20). Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge—Episode #66. Beyond Bourbon Street. http://beyondbourbonst.com/fire-at-the-up-stairs-lounge-episode-66/     The Haunted Jimani Bar in the French Quarter | Ghosts of the Jimani. (n.d.). Ghost City Tours. Retrieved June 21, 2021, from https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/haunted-restaurants-bars/jimani-bar/     The Upstairs Lounge Fire: The Largest Massacre of Gay People in U.S. History – Chris Dier. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2021, from https://chrisdier.com/2015/06/24/the-upstairs-lounge-fire-the-largest-massacre-of-gays-in-u-s-history/     Times-Picayune, M. D., NOLA com |. The. (2018, June 22). ABC releases documentary on anniversary of deadly UpStairs Lounge fire. NOLA.Com. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_fc4ff24c-b373-5734-8eb4-ab6cda668771.html     Tour | Upstairs Lounge Fire. (n.d.). New Orleans Historical. Retrieved June 20, 2021, from https://neworleanshistorical.org/tours/show/39     UpStairs Lounge arson attack. (2021). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UpStairs_Lounge_arson_attack&oldid=1028713492

This week, I have the lovely Maura Quint as my guest! We're talking about  Addie Hall & Zach Bowen, a couple who seemed to thrive in post-Katrina New Orleans until their relationship ended with Addie's murder. We also discuss the murder of Jaren Lockhart. We're international, Fam! Monsters Walk has been streamed in 73 countries and 1128 cities!CW: Self Harm, Suicide, Murder, Cannibalism, Alcohol Abuse, Necrophilia, Dismemberment, Improper Disposal of Human RemainsMaura Quint  -Twitter - @BehindyourbackTax March - https://taxmarch.orgAbout Tax March Tax March began in 2017 as a grassroots effort to demand accountability and tax fairness. Since then, the movement has grown into a nationwide fight for an economy that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few. For too long, our economic system has been rigged by the rich for their own benefit. Tax March organizers across the country are working to fix the broken system and ensure all people have access to economic tools that allow them to not only live but thrive. It is time to reform the tax code, close loopholes for the wealthy and big corporations, return to taxing the rich, build an economy that invests in all people, and prioritize economic justice, particularly for communities of color.Join the Patreon fam @  https://www.patreon.com/MonstersWalkHuge thanks to our Patrons – Delaney, Mikey, Rachael, Meredith, Ashlyn, Dana, Kieran, and Caitlyn!Follow us on IG @ HiddenMonstersWalkEmail:  Hidden.Monsters.Walk@gmail.comLeave us a 5-star rating & review on Apple PodcastsSources :Reddit - r/TrueCrime -https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/823cgq/zack_and_addiemurdersuicide_and_how_addie_ended/Ghost City Tours - https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/zack-addie/The Gruesome Tale of Zack Bowen and Addie Hall -  Delani R. Bartlett - https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/the-gruesome-tale-of-zack-bowen-and-addie-hall-and-what-it-says-about-our-fascination-with-true-5c6170a0b0f6The Tragic Tale of Zach And Addie - Emily Hingle - https://whereyat.com/the-tragedy-of-zach-addieA Grisly New Orleans Murder Mystery Takes Another Twist - Marcus Baram  - https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2590814&page=1New Film Links One Woman to Two Gruesome Murders - Susan Reosgenhttps://wgno.com/news/crime/new-film-links-one-woman-to-two-gruesome-murders/Truth Trumps Fiction - Cain Burdeau for Associated Presshttps://tarnishedlady.typepad.com/tarnishedlady/2006/10/truth_trumps_fi.html Truly Chilling - https://www.crimemuseum.org/2014/01/24/truly-chilling/Assorted Articles from NOLA.com & The Times-Picayune by Walt Philbin and Laura Maggi, Paul Purpura, Ramon Antonio Vargas 

This week we complete our tour through the most haunted America New Orleans Louisiana. We end up by looking at the Ursuline convent and it's casket girls as well as the LaLaurie mansion. Special Thanks to Ghost City Tours where we found a lot of our research. Visit our Website at https://www.boomydadsays.com Follow Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boomydadsays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boomydadsay Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boomydadsays If you would like to support this podcast you can make a one time donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Boomydadsays Becca really needs a new studio chair. Check out our affiliate sponsor Audible: https://amzn.to/3pCIRNi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boomydadsays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boomydadsays/support

This week we continue our tour through the most haunted America New Orleans Louisiana. We take a look at the legendary murders of the sultans palace and then we go catch a show at the Le Peitit Theater. There is no end to the hauntings this city has to offer Special Thanks to Ghost City Tours where we found a lot of our research. Visit our Website at https://www.boomydadsays.com Follow Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boomydadsays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boomydadsay Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boomydadsays If you would like to support this podcast you can make a one time donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Boomydadsays Becca really needs a new studio chair. Check out our affiliate sponsor Audible: https://amzn.to/3pCIRNi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boomydadsays/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boomydadsays/support

Everyone always says “Remember the Alamo” and the ghosts of San Antonino are keen on making it difficult to forget.  Particularly, the spectral denizens of the Menger hotel, once known as the “finest hotel the west of the Mississippi” now holds the moniker of “the most haunted hotel in Texas”  The battle of the Alamo, a deadly fire, a murdered maid, and more are the causes of its infamous reputation, allegedly being home to over 32 spirits…including that of Teddy Roosevelt. Now…let's hear the so-called history of the hotel before we dig deep in the archive to separate fact from folklore… Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com  Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Podcast artwork by GiAnna Ligammari: https://gialigammari.wixsite.com/portfolio  Episode Transcript: https://crimesandwitchdemeanors.com/2020/12/11/episode-004-the-ghosts-of-the-menger-hotel/  Sources: Another Outrage: Malicious and Probably Fatal Shooting of a Negro Woman by her Crazed Husband. (1876, March 29). San Antonio Daily Express, 1.   Captain Richard King. (1885, April 15). The Galveston Daily News, 1.   Haunted Menger Hotel | San Antonio's haunted Hotel. (n.d.). Ghost City Tours. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://ghostcitytours.com/san-antonio/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/menger-hotel/   Haunted Menger Hotel in San Antonio – Legends of America. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-mengerhotel/   Historic Hotels San Antonio | Our Story | The Menger Hotel. (n.d.). Menger Hotel. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.mengerhotel.com/about-us   Professor's Wife Dies in Hotel Fall. (1952, June 21). Lubbock Morning Avalanche, 9.   R/Paranormal—[Experience] The Menger Hotel—I saw *something* in the ladies' restroom. (n.d.). Reddit. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1mgq3z/experience_the_menger_hotel_i_saw_something_in/   r/Paranormal—Menger Hotel, San Antonio. (n.d.). Reddit. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/9qlr00/menger_hotel_san_antonio/   State News. (1876, April 2). The Dallas Daily Herald, 1.   The 140th Anniversary of Sallie White's Murder. (n.d.). The Sisters Grimm Blog. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://sistersgrimmghosttourblog.weebly.com/1/post/2016/03/the-140th-anniversary-of-sallie-whites-murder.html   Total Destruction Menger Hotel by Fire is Now Feared. (1924, October 15). The Eagle.   William A Menger (1827-1871)—Find A Grave... (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47178741/william-a-menger   TRANSCRIPT: Hello, and welcome to Crimes and Witch-Demeanors -- I am your host, Joshua Spellman. Thank you so much for tuning in and sticking with me. For everyone who enjoyed the first batch of episodes, thank you so much! I didn't think anyone was going to like them...but that's just my self-hatred. But I'm not going to talk to you about that -- that's what therapists are for. What we're here for is ghosts! I know last episode on Murder Creek was a little light on the ghosts and the spookiness...but this week we have plenty of ghosts to talk about. There is no shortage of ghosts. I feel like we're slowly making our way from coast to coast. So we've done New York and we've done Ohio and now we're making our way to the Southwest. We're in Texas this week! Everyone always says “Remember the Alamo” and the ghosts of San Antonino are keen on making it difficult to forget. Particularly, the spectral denizens of the Menger hotel, once known as the “finest hotel the west of the Mississippi” now holds the moniker of “the most haunted hotel in Texas”. The battle of the Alamo, a deadly fire, a murdered maid, and more are the causes of its infamous reputation, allegedly being home to over 32 spirits…including that of Teddy Roosevelt. President Theodore Roosevelt. I thought you know...Texas no connection to me in Texas...but it turns out that I have a personal connection to this story as well. But we'll get into that later. But spoiler: it has to do with Teddy Roosevelt and my family. If that's not intriguing you enough, let's dig into the so-called history of the Menger Hotel. And as usual, afterwards we'll dig deep into the archives to separate fact from folklore… In the mid-1830's Texas was fighting for their independence from Mexico. Ultimately, what originated as minor disputes and squabbles erupted into one of the bloodiest battles in Texas history. In February of 1836, the Mexican General Santa Anna intent on quashing the rebellion descended upon the Alamo with a phalanx of almost 4,000 soldiers. The Texians and Tejanos were vastly outnumbered but more determined than anyone to fight for their freedom. They banded together and held out against the Mexican forces for thirteen long, agonizing days. Missives were sent to neighboring communities to reinforce their numbers – and they did grow – but it wasn't enough. It was 200 against 4,000, and on March 6 1836, the Mexican soldiers made one final push and rushed the compound. Using a cannon, General Santa Anna's troops blasted open the doors of the church and began slaughtering those inside. The Tejanos and Texians fell one by one, including the American folk hero Davey Crockett. 23 years later, at the site of this bloody battle, the Menger hotel would eventually be built. An old cabinet card featuring William Menger In the 1840's a German immigrant by the name of William A. Menger settled in the cattle ranching town of San Antonio. Menger stayed at a boarding house owned by a widow named Mary Guenther for three years while he found his footings in this new town. Menger quickly established himself and founded the Western Brewery with his business partner Charles Philip Degen, another German Brewmaster, just across the way from Mary's boarding house. The Western Brewery became the first brewery in Texas and also grew to become the largest in the state, with Menger buying out his competitor's breweries and earning the title of “The Beer King” But what is a king without a queen? William Menger married Mary Guenther, and their businesses flourished, resulting in Mary needing to expand her modest boarding house. Together, the Mengers decided that they would construct an lavish hotel bearing their name—a true kingdom to reign over. Construction on the new hotel was completed on February 1, 1859. It was a two story stone structure with 50 rooms and opulent decorations. A tunnel in the cellar attached it to the brewery. In fact, the hotel was so successful, after only three months of being open, William and Mary began sketching plans for the hotel's first expansion—increasing accommodations from 50 rooms to 90, effectively making it the largest hotel in the area. However, the civil war began in 1861 which saw a sharp decline in paying guests at the hotel. Instead, they chose to offer the hotel to be used in the war effort. The hotel was converted to a hospital for the sick or badly wounded for the duration of the war. During this period the hotel saw many tragic deaths. Not long after, William Menger himself passed away inside the hotel during the March of 1871. Despite William's death, Mary Menger refused to let this deter her hotel from becoming a success. She published a notice in the paper claiming his death “would cause no change in the affairs” at the brewery or the hotel…and she cashed in on this promise. She saw over 2,000 guests come to the hotel that year and even had the modern amenity of gas installed. In March of 1876, the Menger received one of its…permanent guests. Sallie White was a chambermaid who worked in the hotel. One night, she got into an argument with her husband and stayed at the hotel to keep her distance. The next day her husband threatened to kill her…and did…and he shot her inside the hotel. Badly injured, Sallie held onto life before succumbing to her injuries on March 28. The hotel paid the cost of her funeral, because she had no other family. Grateful for the hotel's kindness, she is one of the most seen spirits of the hotel. She is typically spotted carrying out her housekeeping duties, bringing clean towels to guests or dusting the furniture. An old newspaper ad depicting the Menger Hotel in the late 1800's The hotel continued to flourish and it seemed that nothing could stop Mary's unparalleled success…everything but her age. Her son refused to inherit the hotel and in 1881 she eventually sold it to Major J.H. Kampmann for $118,500 or the modern equivalent of 2.8 million dollars...Mary also managed to sell him the furnishings for an additional $8,500 or $203,000 today. Mary made sure she got her money's worth. Kampmann added an east wing that December of and a new bar that was unrivaled by anywhere else this side of the pond – an exact replica of the taproom in the House of Lords Club in London, England. This is the same bar where Theodore Roosevelt would sit at, buying young cowboys drinks in order to convince them to join the Rough Riders. Teddy's ghost is still said to sit at the bar today to enjoy a cocktail. The lavish Menger hotel continued to attract wealthy visitors…and claim their souls as its own. Originally from New York City, Captain Richard King was born to poor Irish immigrants. They could not afford to care for him and so sold him into indentured servitude. He hated being a servant and soon escaped on a ferry bound for the Mississippi river. Richard would go on to become one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of the 19th century. He founded a steamboat company, served in the Civil War, and after his first visit to Texas…decided he was going to buy all of Corpus Christi. There, he opened his massive one million acre ranch. King developed a love for the Menger hotel and he ended up staying there so often that he was given his own private suite on the second floor. This is where he died, after succumbing to a battle with stomach cancer on April 14, 1885. The Menger hotel held his funeral in the lobby and it was said to be one of the largest funeral processions that San Antonio had ever seen. Captain Richard King's ghost is frequently seen inside his private suite…or walking through the wall where the original door to it had been. The shutters in the room open and close on their own, people hear his heavy footsteps, and a mysterious red orb only ever seen in his room The last major tragedy to befall the Menger hotel occurred in October of 1924. A fire started in the kitchen and the flamed traveled up the walls to the ceiling. The Menger's intricate woodwork that trails throughout the whole hotel was the vector that allowed the fire to completely consume the third and fourth floors. However, a night clerk was able to evacuate all 101 of the guests from the hotel before they could be injured. Instead…the injuries occurred when the firetruck, on its way to the scene, crashed into a streetcar. The two firemen were injured as well as the three individuals in the streetcar. Thankfully, everyone recovered. The hotel recovered from this tragedy and continued to grow and expand. In 1949, an additional 125 rooms and air conditioning were added and the stately bar was moved to the other side of the hotel. In 1975 the hotel was added to the National Register of historic places and remains a popular place to stay to this day. Those that stay here frequently report ghostly sightings and unexplained events. The ghosts are here to make sure that no one forgets the Alamo…or them. I know this sounded like more of a dry history lesson – but this part of the podcast is where it juicy. Last week with Murder Creek, we were pretty void of the paranormal so this week we have it in droves. We just have a small amount of history to trudge through first! The details of the hotel, it's owners, and most of the ghosts have all been almost 100% historically accurate…save for the story of the chambermaid Sallie White. I ended up discovering something about her that lets me get on my soapbox in regards to the historic record. So when I was looking for Sally White I was so sure that I was going to find a great deal of evidence since I had exact dates…and we had names. Sallie White and her husband was said to be Henry Wheeler so I was super excited but I was coming up empty-handed. I couldn't find any census information on Sallie White or Henry Wheeler. I couldn't find their graves – nothing. I was reading through the newspapers around those dates of not only San Antonio, but neighboring cities like Dallas as well, around the dates of the crime and I didn't see anything mentioning the name Sally White or Henry Wheeler, her husband or the Menger Hotel...but I did find a story that sounded vaguely like what happened to Sallie in the April 2, 1876 issue of the Dallas Daily Herald. It reads as follows (please forgive the language of the time, it's important to the discussion and the context): Dallas Daily Herald Article A negro woman was shot and dangerously wounded by her husband in San Antonio last Tuesday. But slight hopes of her recovery. That's was it. That was the blurb. I looked at a calendar for 1876 and the Tuesday prior…to this issue…was March 28th. I found Sallie! And the reason I couldn't even find her name or a census record was because Sallie White was black. The civil war had only ended 11 years prior and, as we know, things were not in great for black people during that time, and it wasn't going to be for awhile...and it still isn't great today. But especially for black women. But looking back this explains why I was able to find nearly nothing on Sallie White. In retrospect, I'm just an idiot. I didn't put two and two together that ledger from the hotel that lists the cost of her funeral says “col chambermaid, deceased, murdered by husband” and that clearly stood for "colored" and I just didn't put that together. But this brings me to discuss a topic about archives and libraries before we get to the paranormal (I promise it's coming!). The historic record, archives in particular, always reflects the viewpoints of those in power. Typically, this has meant cis het white men with lots of money. No one cared about the archives of the Irish immigrants or free black slaves. These aren't the types of materials that museums and libraries have been interested in. So women, queer people, immigrants, and the poor rarely have their stories preserved or told. It's only been recently that people realize how important their stories are and are trying to scrape together what they can to fill in the gaps of the historic record. At my job, even with cases recently as the 1970's, I've had so much trouble researching women…because I can never find their real names! Their husbands names are more often used such as Mrs. James McGovern that even if I can use that to find out some information…their name has been completely lost to history. So…yeah. That's my librarian shoptalk soapbox that I'm getting down from now so that I can tell Sallie's real story and then we can get to the GHOSTS. So, Sallie was not shot within the walls of the Menger Hotel. Her “husband” aka her commonwealth husband Henry Wheeler was known to be prone to anger and jealousy. They were in and out of the courts at the time on domestic charges, which landed Wheeler with a criminal record. However, they stayed as a couple. On Monday, March 28th 1876, Henry was furious about something and Sallie wasn't home, which angered him even more. He scoured the neighborhood looking for her, and upon finding her began to abuse her in public. He dragged her home and continued to hurt her and swore that he was going to murder her. Sallie managed to escape and contact the police, who searched the home for firearms but found nothing. Sallie pleaded with police that she couldn't stay with him that night because he would kill her as she slept. The police arranged for her to sleep at the Recorder's office where she was able to sleep safely. The next morning, however, between 6 and 7 am, she made her way home to get ready for work. When she entered her neighborhood, there was Henry Wheeler, brandishing a six shooter in his hand. There, in the streets, he shot Sallie, wounding her in the bowels severely. She ran, as two more shots hit her in the bosom. She came to collapse at the Menger Brewery. Sallie was taken to the third floor of the Menger hotel where it took her two whole days to die. Mary Menger was said to have truly cared for Sallie and that is why she covered the costs of her funeral – 25$ for the grave and another 7$ for the coffin. Sadly, Wheeler escaped and was never caught. Now…Sallie's ghost can be found on the third floor of the original hotel building, so if you want to see her, that's where you should go. People see a semi-transparent figure of a woman wearing a maid's uniform, a beaded necklace, and a scarf tied around her head. She's usually seen walking through doors or walls, carrying sheets or towels. One guest even saw Sallie folding sheets in her room as she was taking a shower and allegedly ran downstairs to the front desk out of fear. Now I found this story on reddit from the user tuffythetooth: I was at the Menger Bar and I had to use the restroom so I walked in and took care of business. No one was in the bathroom - it was a Tuesday evening, I believe, so the bar and hotel weren't busy. I exited the stall and walked towards the sink to wash my hands. I heard the door creak open (it's a rather heavy door so it makes a bit of noise) and I looked to see if anyone had entered the bathroom. Normally, I am not so nosy, but I just felt really strange. No one came through the door. I kind of shrugged it off and I started looking in the mirror to reapply my lipstick and all of a sudden, a bright ball of light about the size of a snack plate flew in front of my face, hovered, and then flew into a corner and disappeared. I saw it in front of me and I saw it in the mirror. Needless to say, I took the heck off. Now people claim that this is Sallie, even though her haunt is the third floor. Other commenters in the thread say that people see Sallie in the restroom all the time and I guess I'll just have to take their word for it…now the next guest is unmistakeable when you see him or hear him. And that's Theodore Roosevelt. Now I have two small personal connections to Teddy as well as the Rough Riders that he was recruiting at the Menger. First, allegedly my great, great grandfather was a Mexican outlaw that rode with Pancho Villa against the Rough Riders…which I think is kind of cute. Secondly…Theodore Roosevelt was one of the only Presidents inaugurated outside of DC, in this case due to the assassination of William McKinley in Buffalo. And…well…my father and grandfather reupholstered the historic furniture a the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural site and museum which is also kind of cute! Try as I might…I have had some kind of connection to most of the stories I've told here so far. So Teddy was only at the Menger a total of three times in his life but apparently he loved the bar and is seen there quite frequently. He sits at the bar as a very solid apparition, and sometimes will holler at the workers to get their attention. For those that have spoken with him, he's said to try and recruit them to join the Rough Riders! But…I love this one story about Teddy because it's so stupid. A new employee was closing up the bar alone, and when he was nearly finished, he turned to see Theodore Roosevelt sitting at the bar. He was just sitting there, staring at the boy like he did with all the staff there, but this scared the crap out of this newbie. The employee ran to the bar doors and tried to get out, but they were locked. In a panic he began to wildly punch the doors while screaming to be let out. And…I just cannot get the image of Teddy just staring at this maniac trying to run away while just sipping on his whiskey. I bet Teddy found it funny. Eventually another employee heard the pounding on the bar doors and let them out. The poor guy eventually quit. Being a hotel, the Menger has seen countless acts of violence and murder. When I was investigating the fire that happened in the 20's I came across one of these many other deaths that happened there in 1952. Lubbock Morning Avalanche article I'll quickly read the article from the Lubbock Morning Avalanche: There's no stories of her ghost, but I can't help but think she must be one of the 32 purported spirits…maybe even the one that led to this horrifying story from reddit user Hakuhofan: A few years back I took my wife to the historic Menger Hotel for her birthday weekend. The hotel is a very popular place and has been around since the 1800's. It has an old wing (original) and a new wing. The old wing is absolutely beautiful and we reserved a room in this section for the weekend. We checked in around midnight and go straight to bed. My phone battery died on the trip. I put our suitcases in the closet and close the door. I have a habit. Anytime I close a door I give it a slight tug in the opposite direction to make certain it is latched. It's all one quick motion and it's just an old habit. We get woken up at about 3:20am to my wife's phone ringing. We both wake up and she answers it without looking at it. “Hello?” static “Hello?” garbled voice She's still on the phone and I say “Who is it?” static...silence...AAARRGGBBRRGGHAAAGGHH!!!!!!! Same garble voice but agitated and then click it hung up. I could hear the last one because it was quiet. I was like WTF? We looked at each other and looked at the caller ID and it was MY PHONE. She pulled my phone out of her purse and checked it, I checked it. It was dead. It wouldn't turn on. Just like we left it. We both looked at each other, kinda nervously chuckled a little (not much), and I said “Happy birthday?” We went back to sleep. I'll admit I kinda laid there for at least an hour just freaked out. When we woke up in the morning and the closet door was open. Not cracked or slightly open, ALL THE WAY OPEN as far as the door would go. 2nd day we ate lunch in the historic dining room and I had to get something from the room. I left her at the table and made my way to the elevator where it just opened. No sensors. It just opened. I said thank you and got in. All in all the entities we encountered were friendly. We will stay there again. Old section only of course. ...okay...first off...pretty friendly? A ghost called you and screamed at you. That's not friendly my friend. That is scary. But hey, if you weren't too freaked out and you just think "Hey let's just go back there, let's just get harassed by a ghost on my own phone" then sure. What the heck. If you're looking for a spooky hotel to stay at and you happen to be going to Texas, it sounds like the Menger is definitely giving you some ghostly room service. If you stay in the old section of the hotel you'll get the full experience: you get to see Sallie, you can see Teddy Roosevelt, you get to get yelled at on your phone by some horrifying entity, and apparently their elevators are full service. Which comes in handy during COVID-19 times-- you don't want to have to touch those buttons everyone else is touching. So that is the historic Menger Hotel and the ghosts that inhabit it. I hope you enjoyed today's episode. Any scans or images will be on the podcast instagram @crimesandwitchdemeanors. Please leave us a review on iTunes if you like the show. If you have any feedback, please don't hesitate to either DM me on instagram or shoot an email to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com I am all ears to any constructive criticism you may have. Which brings us to the end of today's episode! I'll see you next week for another ghost story. But, until then...stay spooky!